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Gyms are starting to reopen — here's a look at what it's like to work out during the pandemic
Gyms are starting to reopen — here's a look at what it's like to work out during the pandemic
Gabby LandsverkJun 2, 2020, 02:13 IST
Co-owner Chad Cole tapes down 7-by-7-foot social distancing boxes as preparations are made to open for business at CrossFit Apollo, which has been closed since March 17 due to the statewide shutdown because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, NevadaEthan Miller/Getty Images
As gyms begin to reopen after lockdowns around the world, additional precautions have been implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Many places have spaced out gym equipment and limited how many people can be present in fitness classes.
Others are enforcing stricter hygiene from both staff and clients.
Here's what it looks like to work out right now.
Depending on where you live, you might be seeing local gyms reopen or prepare to do so in the near future. In some places, like Sweden, gyms never actually closed.
But working out during and after the pandemic looks a little different. Many fitness facilities have already created new rules and gym setups to keep staff and clients safe during workouts.
From stricter hygiene measures to limited group classes, here's what you can expect to see when you go back to the gym, based on how people are working out now.
Some fitness classes are moving outside to allow for social distancing.
Jacob Morden leads a fitness class on a closed street in downtown Indianapolis, Friday, May 22, 2020.
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Fitness classes that are held indoors have limited the number of participants and designated workout areas.
Employee of CITYROW Atlanta Midtown, Ellie Klarl, center, works out as gyms reopen with limited members on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
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Gyms have modified schedules to allow extra time to deep clean equipment and facilities.
Terry Sullivan, general manager of Fondren Fitness, a Jackson, Miss., fitness center, sanitizes a glutes workout machine, May 14, 2020.
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National chain Life Time, for example, has a 400-page document outlining a strict cleaning routine for staff and management,
Jason Nichols, facilities operation manager, disinfects equipment at the Life Time Biltmore as it opens for business after being closed due to the coronavirus Monday, May 18, 2020, in Phoenix.
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Gyms have spaced or even shut down some equipment stations so people can work out at a safe distance.
This Swedish gym has closed every other cardio machine so gym goers can keep their distancing while exercising.
Filip Stojanovski
Gym hygiene is more important than ever.
Michelle Crothers sprays disinfectant on a medicine ball after working out at CrossFit Apollo, which opened for the first time since closing on March 17 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 29, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Gymgoers may even be assigned their own spray bottle to encourage frequent sanitation of equipment.
Co-owner Monica Cole fills spray bottles with disinfectant as she gets ready to open for business at CrossFit Apollo, which has been closed since March 17
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Gym staff and clients are undergoing temperature checks as they enter some facilities.
Paul Pitney, right, Executive Director of the Dickson County Family YMCA, takes the temperature of Eric Thornton as Thornton arrives at the facility to work out Friday, May 1, 2020, in Dickson, Tenn.
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In France, gyms are allowed to reopen only in "green zones" where there is less circulation of the virus.
Coach and manager of "Body Staff Gym" fitness centre Mabchour Mourad tests a machine on June 1, 2020, in Artigues-pres-Bordeaux, southwestern France, on the eve of the reopening of the gym
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Gyms that were previously ordered to close have reopened outside.
Sean Manovill, owner of Club Fitness of Vermont, poses with exercise equipment he moved outside so the Rutland, Vt., gym could reopen on May 19, 2020
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In some areas, gyms are subject to scrutiny by regulators to make sure they're following hygiene precautions.
People exercise at Mi Fitness after the reopening of some of Beijing's gyms in Beijing, China, May 8, 2020
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